A/N: My first piece of J/C fluff ever, be kind. It was itching to be written so here it is. Based off of a comment made by Kate Mulgrew that she wished there would be an episode where Janeway and Chakotay merely gazed at each other. Happy to oblige the Goddess. Feedback is greatly appreciated. All flames will be used to fan the spark between Janeway and Chakotay.

Disclaimer: Paramount owns them. I'd love the chance to play with them a bit though. evil grin

The Gaze

By KuraKathryn

Blue eyes gazed into brown.

Countless unsaid words passed between

the windows of the Captain and Commander's souls.

A touch, fleeting, of her hand on his arm,

barely a caress.

Their eyes did all the caressing their hands could not.

A brief moment, stored away greedily in his

heart of hearts to be cherished during the

seemingly endless nights.

The smile he gave in return reserved for her and her alone.

How she adored that smile, those dimples,

but most of all the man himself.

She dreamed of him.

He dreamed of her.

Each dream spoken in a single gaze.